- hammer tongs
- noun
: blacksmith's tongs having projecting lugs for engaging holes of hammerheads during forging
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Hammer & Tongs — is the pseudonym of promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith, as well as the name of their production company. Best known for their work on music videos for Blur ( Coffee TV ) and Supergrass ( Pumping on Your Stereo ),… … Wikipedia
Hammer & Tongs — Garth Jennings im Jahr 2008 Nick Goldsmith im Jahr … Deutsch Wikipedia
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hammer — ► NOUN 1) a tool consisting of a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things and driving in nails. 2) an auctioneer s mallet, tapped to indicate a sale. 3) a part of a mechanism that hits another, e.g. one exploding… … English terms dictionary
hammer and tongs — If people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely. The idiom can also be used hen people are doing something energetically … The small dictionary of idiomes
hammer and tongs — ► hammer and tongs informal enthusiastically or vehemently. Main Entry: ↑hammer … English terms dictionary
hammer — [ham′ər] n. [ME hamer < OE hamor, akin to Ger hammer, ON hamarr, crag, cliff < IE * k̑omor , stone hammer < base * ak m < ak̑ , sharp, sharp stone > Gr akmē, point, akmōn, anvil] 1. a tool for pounding, usually consisting of a… … English World dictionary
hammer and tongs — adverb (or adjective) : with the force and violence of a blacksmith pounding iron : with all one s strength : in a rough and tumble manner the wedding party going it hammer and tongs down the road Richard Llewellyn go after a witness in the old… … Useful english dictionary
hammer — ham|mer1 [ˈhæmə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tool)¦ 2 come/go under the hammer 3 hammer blow 4 hammer and tongs 5¦(gun)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7¦(piano)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hamor] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
hammer — [[t]hæ̱mə(r)[/t]] hammers, hammering, hammered 1) N COUNT A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used, for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces. He… … English dictionary
